Darlene J. Swigart, EPDH, MS, is a full-time faculty member in the Department of Dental Hygiene at Oregon Institute of Technology in Klamath Falls, where she is sophomore year clinic lead and community dental health instructor and coordinator. She is an active member of the Klamath Basin Oral Health Coalition, which advocates to improve the oral health of local and rural residents. Utilizing her expanded practice permit, Swigart and her students provide oral health preventive services and education to children of all ages in the community and participate in local and rural health fairs to promote oral health.